The IQ Group of Companies

What The IQ Group of Companies does

The IQ Group of Companies, Inc. is a privately held US software firm founded in 1999 and headquartered in Olathe, Kansas, that builds and sells IQ Coordinator — a modular, cloud-based ERP and workflow platform purpose-built for commercial office furniture dealers and installers. The product is delivered as a SaaS subscription on AWS (since 2014), composed of approximately 20 modules that share a single database: Order Manager, Opportunity Manager (CRM/sales forecasting), Project Manager, Invoice Manager, Intelligent Estimation, Schedule Manager, Time Manager, IQ Mobile (browser-based field access with GPS punch clock), Expense Manager, Receiving Tickets, Vendor PO Manager, Inventory Manager, Documents, Assets Manager, Issues Manager, Proposals, Texting Integration, Vendor/Service PO Managers, and IQ Sign (embedded e-signature). Each customer receives a dedicated database instance with complete data segregation, and the firm reports zero data breaches since inception. A native bidirectional API integration with QuickBooks Online handles accounting sync, while the core differentiator is a proprietary Intelligent Unit Pricing engine that ingests variables such as volume, site conditions, location, vendors, and customer attributes to produce labor estimates without manual estimation.

The company monetizes exclusively through recurring subscriptions and professional services, with no upfront software fees and no third-party resellers or marketplace listings. Office-module subscriptions are priced per concurrent session (3-25 sessions at $200-$1,300/month), and IQ Mobile is priced per dedicated user ($20-$600+/month at volume discounts), implying SMB-level ACVs. A separate Professional Quoting Service and structured 4-step implementation program (demo → install → training → go-live) generate professional-services revenue. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with a "Request A Demo" funnel, supported by 10 affiliated industry consultants averaging 21 years of hands-on experience, an annual IQ Users Conference, customer testimonials, and thought-leadership content (IQ Plus).

The firm's customer base consists almost entirely of SMB and mid-market office furniture dealers and installers across the United States, with limited expansion into Canada. Named and logo-disclosed customers include Facility Interiors, Systems Furniture Installations, T&M Services, ABS Facility Services, Colonial, Pivot, Red Thread, Interior Fusion, All Modular, CFI, Office Installations, JTC Installers, and ACS-JEI. The firm also operates IQUIP (iquip.work), a sub-brand service-provider marketplace. Ownership is founder-led and bootstrapped, with no institutional funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no parent company disclosed.

Name

The IQ Group of Companies

Legal name

The IQ Group of Companies, Inc.

Website

https://iq.software

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The IQ Group of Companies builds IQ Coordinator, a modular cloud-based ERP and workflow SaaS purpose-built for SMB and mid-market commercial office furniture dealers and installers across the US and Canada, monetized through concurrent-session subscriptions and implementation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lenexa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (Core SaaS): Month-to-month subscription-based SaaS model with no up-front software charges. Licensed on a concurrent session basis, allowing unlimited user accounts with security permissions while only paying for simultaneous sessions. Minimum 3 sessions required.
2. Dedicated Mobile Sessions: Dedicated mobile sessions assigned directly to users guaranteeing 24/7 access. Priced per user with volume discounts. Designed for field supervisors requiring unabated system access via smartphone or tablet.
3. Professional Services (Implementation & Training): Implementation consulting including business process practice, data collection, database buildout, introductory user training, and entering live records.
4. Professional Quoting Service: IQ offers a professional quoting service where they perform quotes inside customer systems with no training necessary, providing help during peak load or vacations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The IQ Group of Companies sells IQ Coordinator, a cloud-based SaaS suite purpose-built for commercial office furniture dealers and installers. The platform centralizes the full lifecycle of office furniture sales and installation — proposals, order management, vendor POs, scheduling, receiving, field crew time tracking, job costing, invoicing, and reporting. It is delivered as a modular subscription licensed by concurrent sessions, with optional implementation and professional quoting services.

Product overview

IQ Coordinator is a unified ERP and workflow management platform built specifically for commercial office furniture dealers and installers. The core product comprises approximately 20 integrated modules including Order Manager (central order handling with Intelligent Unit Pricing), Opportunity Manager (CRM/sales forecasting), Project Manager (multi-work-order project tracking), Invoice Manager, Intelligent Estimation, Schedule Manager, Time Manager, IQ Mobile (field access via smartphone browser), Expense Manager, Receiving Tickets, Vendor PO Manager, Inventory Manager, Documents, Assets Manager, Issues Manager, Proposals, Texting Integration, and native QuickBooks Online integration. The architecture follows a modular approach where customers license only the functionality needed for their specific business processes, with all modules sharing a common database for seamless data flow across sales, operations, and financials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IQUIP: A service provider finder tool accessible at iquip.work to help find the right service provider for office furniture needs.
• IQ Mobile
• IQ Sign

Products and services

• IQ Coordinator (IQ Software Suite) A comprehensive ERP and workflow management software suite for commercial office furniture dealers and installers, centralizing sales, proposals, orders, scheduling, receiving, invoicing, job costing, and field operations into a single web-based platform with ~20 integrated modules.
• IQ Mobile
• IQ Modules (Order Manager, Opportunity Manager, Project Manager, Invoice Manager, Schedule Manager, Time Manager, Expense Manager, Receiving Tickets, Vendor PO Manager, Inventory Manager, Documents, Assets Manager, Issues Manager, Proposals, Texting Integration, Vendor Schedule Manager, Service PO Manager) Licensable functional modules within the IQ Coordinator platform. Customers license only the modules needed (modular pricing) — e.g., Order Manager with Intelligent Unit Pricing for service estimation, Opportunity Manager for CRM and sales forecasting, Project Manager for multi-work-order tracking, Schedule Manager for capacity planning, Time Manager for billable/non-billable time, Invoice Manager for progress and cumulative billing, Vendor PO Manager, Inventory Manager, and others.
• IQUIP A service-provider finder tool hosted at iquip.work that helps customers locate the right office furniture service provider for installation, project management, and related needs.
• IQ Professional Services (Implementation, Training, and Quoting) Implementation consulting, data collection, database buildout, introductory user training, business process practice, and entering live records, plus a professional quoting service where IQ staff perform quotes inside the customer's system (no customer training required) during peak load or vacation periods.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customers capture $19,300 in additional monthly revenue through better change order management
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2014AWS platform used for all networking and hosting services since 2014. IQ cites AWS's security credentials including customers such as IRS, NASA, Dow Jones, FDA, and USDA as validation of platform security.
• QuickBooks Online (Intuit)coreTechnology or IntegrationDirect API integration connecting IQ to QuickBooks Online for real-time synchronization of customers, addresses, invoices, payments, vendor POs, and bills. Eliminates manual data entry and rekeying of information between systems.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP Business One: SMB-focused ERP from SAP covering financials, sales, purchasing, inventory, and project management. Represents the kind of horizontal ERP suite that competes for the same SMB/mid-market office furniture dealer and installer buyer as IQ.
• ServiceTitan: Vertical SaaS platform for commercial and residential service contractors, offering field service management, job costing, scheduling, and QuickBooks-like integrations. Comparable to IQ as a horizontal field-service workflow SaaS, though it targets HVAC, plumbing, and electrical rather than office furniture specifically.
• iOFFICE (Eptura): Workplace and facilities management software platform covering space management, asset tracking, and service requests. Adjacent to IQ's facility services use case (e.g., ABS Facility Services customer) and addresses overlapping office-furniture-adjacent workflows at enterprise scale.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365: Mid-market ERP and CRM platform with modules for finance, supply chain, project operations, and field service. A comparable horizontal incumbent that mid-market office furniture dealers could choose instead of a vertical specialist like IQ.
• NetSuite (Oracle): Cloud ERP suite covering order management, inventory, financials, and CRM for SMB and mid-market companies. The most likely horizontal ERP substitute that a growing IQ customer could evaluate if vertical specialization is no longer valued at scale.

Emerging players

• ServiceTrade: Commercial service contractor software with quoting, job costing, scheduling, and customer portal functionality. Comparable to IQ's workflow and project profitability focus, with similar SMB/mid-market customer profile in commercial service trades.
• Housecall Pro: All-in-one SaaS for home service professionals with scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, and mobile field tools. Shares IQ's DNA of mobile-first, modular, subscription SaaS for SMB service businesses, though focused on home services.
• Jobber: Field service management SaaS for SMB service businesses, providing scheduling, quoting, invoicing, and customer communications. Compares to IQ on subscription-based workflow software for SMBs with QuickBooks integration, but serves home services rather than commercial furniture installation.

Others

• QuickBooks Online (Intuit): Accounting and basic invoicing platform used by SMBs including office furniture dealers. Functions as both IQ's most important integration partner and a partial substitute at the lower end of the market where customers may rely on QuickBooks alone for light workflow needs.

Direct peers

• TIO Network / ProjectMatrix: Software and specifications tools serving the commercial furniture and architectural products industry, with capabilities in product configuration, quoting, and project specifications. The closest direct vertical peer to IQ in the office furniture dealer/installer space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about The IQ Group of Companies